Van Buren, AR

General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0571480, place: Van Buren city, Arkansas)

Total Population: 18,986
Male: 9,095 (47.9%)
Female: 9,891 (52.1%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 1,593 (8.39%)
5 to 9 years: 1,600 (8.43%)
10 to 14 years: 1,547 (8.15%)
15 to 19 years: 1,405 (7.4%)
20 to 24 years: 1,193 (6.28%)
25 to 34 years: 2,857 (15.05%)
35 to 44 years: 2,971 (15.65%)
45 to 54 years: 2,294 (12.08%)
55 to 59 years: 875 (4.61%)
60 to 64 years: 645 (3.4%)
65 to 74 years: 1,043 (5.49%)
75 to 84 years: 688 (3.62%)
85 years and over: 275 (1.45%)

Median age: 32.6 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 13,358 (70.36%)
21 years and over: 12,620 (66.47%)
62 years and over: 2,376 (12.51%)
65 years and over: 2,006 (10.57%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 13,358 (70.36%)
--Male: 6,208 (32.7%)
--Female: 7,150 (37.66%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 2,006 (10.57%)
--Male: 763 (4.02%)
--Female: 1,243 (6.55%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 18,411 (96.97%)
--White: 16,152 (85.07%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 1,147 (6.04%)
--Black or African American: 312 (1.64%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 373 (1.96%)
--Asian: 535 (2.82%)
----Asian Indian: 15 (0.08%)
----Chinese: 17 (0.09%)
----Filipino: 22 (0.12%)
----Japanese: 8 (0.04%)
----Korean: 33 (0.17%)
----Vietnamese: 133 (0.7%)
----Other Asian: 307 (1.62%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0 (0%)
----Native Hawaiian: 0 (0%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 0 (0%)
----Samoan: 0 (0%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 0 (0%)
--Some other race: 602 (3.17%)
Two or more Races: 575 (3.03%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 1,147 (6.04%)
--Mexican: 482 (2.54%)
--Puerto Rican: 22 (0.12%)
--Cuban: 20 (0.11%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 623 (3.28%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 17,839 (93.96%)
--White Alone: 16,152 (85.07%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 18,583 (97.88%)
--Householder: 6,947 (36.59%)
--Spouse: 3,906 (20.57%)
--Child: 6,245 (32.89%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 5,128 (27.01%)
--Other relatives: 806 (4.25%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 370 (1.95%)
--Nonrelatives: 679 (3.58%)
----Unmarried partner: 291 (1.53%)
Living in group quarters: 403 (2.12%)
--Institutionalized Population: 346 (1.82%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 57 (0.3%)
Total households: 6,947
Family households (families): 5,179 (74.55%)
----With own children under 18 years: 2,809 (40.43%)
--Married-couple families: 3,906 (56.23%)
----With own children under 18 years: 1,962 (28.24%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 1,022 (14.71%)
----With own children under 18 years: 691 (9.95%)
Nonfamily households: 1,768 (25.45%)
--Householder living alone: 1,509 (21.72%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 569 (8.19%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 3,058 (44.02%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 1,354 (19.49%)
Average household size: 2.67 people
Average family size: 3.12 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 7,427
Occupied housing units: 6,947 (93.54%)
Vacant housing units: 480 (6.46%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 18 (0.24%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 2.5%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 5.4%
Occupied housing units: 6,947 (93.54%)
Owner occupied housing units: 4,643 (62.52%)
Renter occupied housing units: 2,304 (31.02%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.72 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.58 people

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